1972Final results
1972 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Pete Chacon (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Ruth A. Green (R) by 34.5 points.
Pete ChaconDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.2%43,608
Ruth A. GreenRepublican
32.8%21,251
64,859 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET